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Arkansas woman loses bid for $1M lottery ticket picked from trashNews StoryAn Arkansas woman who cashed a $1 million lottery ticket may have to give up the winnings to a woman who threw away the ticket after she bought it, according to a judge's ruling Tuesday.
The judge decided that Sharon Duncan was entitled to the prize money, not Sharon Jones, who claimed the prize money after she took the ticket from a trash can of discarded lottery tickets at a convenience store in Beebe, a city about 40 miles northeast of Little Rock.
Jones' attorney, James Simpson, said h ...May 1, 2012, 10:49 pm - Lottery News forum

Vermont Lottery offers new self-service machinesNews StoryIt's a busy travel day at the Guilford Rest Area, and tourists all seem to have the same reason for stopping.
Probably one of the best rest areas I have ever been to in the country, said Tim Donahue from Lester, Massachusetts.
We enjoy stopping here because it is a beautiful rest stop. Probably one of the most beautiful in the country, said John McGuire from Torrington, Connecticut.
Any time we come up to this area I love this rest stop. It's just beautiful here, said Dave Ranan from ...Jan 17, 2012, 8:30 am - Lottery News forum

Convenience stores worried about online lottery planNews StoryIllinois convenience stores are bracing for a financial hit as sales of Illinois lottery tickets are set to go online later this year.
Lottery officials estimate the state will take in $150 million more annually once sales go online, and will attract hundreds of thousands of new players.
But Bill Fleischli, executive vice president of the Illinois Association of Convenience Stores, said those are players who will no longer frequent their corner store.
They're actually going to reduce o ...Jan 17, 2012, 7:15 am - Lottery News forum

$50M Ontario lottery winners face scrutinyNews StoryAn Ontario, Canada, couple who won a $50 million Lotto Max jackpot last week said they expected to have trouble collecting their winnings.
Jo Ann and Gaetan Champagne have received a barrage of questions from the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Commission: Did you buy the Lotto Max ticket? How did you come up with the numbers? Where did you get the ticket from?
The Champagnes said they aren't fazed. We know the rules, said Jo Ann.
I remember leaving the convenience store and we both looked ...Jan 6, 2012, 8:00 am - Lottery News forum

$50M Lotto winner a no-show for celebrationNews StoryIt can be hard to tell who is more impacted by a $50 million lottery ticket.
Richard McMullen, the 54-year old Tallahassee resident and jackpot winner, has stayed out of the public eye since the lottery results were announced last week. Florida Lottery officials said he has requested minimal media coverage.
The Circle K where he bought the multi-million-dollar ticket, on the other hand, hasn't stopped buzzing with attention and customers hoping for lightning to strike a second time.
It ...Jan 6, 2012, 7:33 am - Lottery News forum

Retailer perspective: Selling a $254M lottery ticketNews StoryAt first, Ranjit Singh didn't recognize the name of the customer who bought the quarter-of-a-billion-dollar-winning Powerball ticket across the counter of his gas station on Nov. 1. But then when he saw the man on television, he remembered. All of the employees of the BP on McGee Avenue in Stamford recognized him. He lived in the condos you could see from the station. He came in almost every workday and bought a cup of coffee on his way to work. Mr. Singh is pretty sure he remembers now, he told ...Dec 12, 2011, 3:03 pm - Lottery News forum

Prize money awarded to rightful lottery ticket holderNews StoryThe Tennessee Lottery on Tuesday presented a $200,000 Powerball prize to a Sumner County man whose winning ticket was allegedly stolen by two convenience store clerks earlier this year.
The clerks were arrested and their case is pending in the Sumner County court system.
I am so thankful for the work that has gone into getting this prize to me, said Roy Chase, a retired employee of the Ford Glass Plant. This is a blessing for me and my family.
Police said Chase took the winning Powerb ...Nov 23, 2011, 9:01 am - Lottery News forum

Ontario Lottery tries to recover $12.5M insider winNews StoryChung family created 'spider web' of properties, bank accounts
More than seven years after a Toronto-area woman cashed in a stolen $12.5 million Lotto Super 7 ticket, Ontario's lottery corporation is trying to recoup the money, but the lengthy wait may have cost the Crown agency.
CBC News has learned that the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) filed a lawsuit in March against the woman who claimed the ticket, Kathleen Chung, and her family and associated companies for deliberatel ...Nov 15, 2011, 8:33 am - Lottery News forum

Penn. newsstand sells $4.2M winning lottery ticketNews StoryAnn Marie Bossard couldn't speak.
She had just scanned one of her regular customer's lottery tickets, and the number that came up was the largest she'd ever seen for a payout at Anthracite Newsstand in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania: More than $4.2 million.
I was putting tickets in, they said 'no winner,' 'no winner.' This came out, it said 'winner.' I couldn't say anything, she said Tuesday.
Bossard said the customer buys tickets twice a week for different games. He bought the Match 6 lot ...Oct 27, 2011, 7:00 am - Lottery News forum

Mass. Lottery game was sure-thing for a few groupsNews StoryMassachusetts Lottery officials this summer said they were surprised to learn that a handful of high-stakes gamblers had taken over one of their $2 games, with just three groups of bettors accounting for most of the winning tickets statewide at certain times. The lottery disciplined two sales agents who allowed the high-rollers to run the ticket machines themselves and announced new rules to limit the dominance of sophisticated bettors.
But the Globe has found that lottery managers for years ...Oct 16, 2011, 3:10 pm - Lottery News forum